Case Law

Case Law and other recent health and safety court cases

Chapter 9 of our publication Managing Visitor Safety in the Countryside looks in detail at the legislation and court judgements that affect visitor safety and outlines your responsibilities under the law. The book also contains summaries of all the important cases. One example, the Brereton Heath Country Park Case, is included here. Otherwise this section of our website does not repeat the cases and information that are in the publication.

The summaries of decisions and court judgements that follow were not included in the book or have been made since it was last published.

Publications

Featured Case Study

Skellig Michael, a towering remote sea crag off the coast of County Kerry is a World Heritage Site. A visit to its monastery entails a vertiginous ascent of 600 feet up 618 uneven steps. We are arranging a special tour for VSCG members on 17 June 2015.